Abstract
Moldova, nestled between Romania and the Ukraine, gained independence on August 27, 1991. In 1993 Moldova ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1998 Moldova established the National Council for the Protection of Children’s Rights consisting of representatives from various ministries that are responsible for addressing the health, education and welfare of children and families. This group has spear-headed many of the legal and practical reforms to develop a framework of child protection that is holistic and integrated. Of primary importance has been the elimination of income inequality as a strategy to improve the well-being of all children and reduce dependence on institutional care due to parental economic migration. “Lumos Moldova”, a charity founded by the British author J.K. Rowling has been a prominent NGO advocating for de-institutionalization in Moldova.
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Law №. 140 of 14.06.2013 on special protection of children at risk and children separated from their parents.
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Resolution No. 784 of 09.07.2007 on approval of the National strategy and action Plan for reforming the residential child care system for 2007–2012.
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Resolution No. 523 of 11.07.2011 on approval Of the program for the development of inclusive education in the Republic of Moldova for 2011–2020.
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Law №. 140 of 14.06.2013 on special protection of children at risk and children separated from their parents.
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Law No. 179-XVI. On public-private partnership of July 10, 2008.
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“Serviciul social de sprijin pentru familiile cu copii. Ghid de suport pentru aplicare practică”, Partnership for Every Child in cooperation with the government of the Republic of Moldova, approved by order of the Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family No. 103 of May 30, 2016.
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Law No. 99 of 28.05.2010 on the legal regime of adoption.
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Ginu, D. (2021). Moldova. In: Earner, I., Telitsyna, A. (eds) The Development of Child Protection Systems in the Post-Soviet States. Child Maltreatment, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59588-3_8
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